1. Declarative-"I think I will go to the store today."2. Interrogative-"Did you see the little girl crying about she stubbed he toe on the playground?"3. Imperative-"Go clean you room right now."4. Exclamatory-"My sister is being attacked by a bear!" Correcting a run-on
1. Use a semicolon-Tyler fell down the steep bank of the Mississippi River; his mother pulled him out of the freezing water.2. Use a comma-The rain pounded down on him, so he got out his umbrella.3. Use a period-Light poured from the open window.4. Use a subordinating conjunction-The small girl cried after he mother went away. Sentence Structure 1. Simple-I love pandas.2. Complex-After the explosive fireworks, the building caught on fire from a malfunction inside.3. Compound-My brothers love the fat on steak and pork chops, but the fat makes me gag.4. Compound/complex-While it was raining, mushrooms sprouted in the yard, but my dad mowed them down. Figurative Language
1. Simile- The flow of the river was like the continuous flow of insults from my older brothers mouth.2. Hyperbole-The cat's tail was so long it could have wrapped around the world times.3. Onomatopoeia-Boom! The building exploded!4. Metaphor-The frog was a bump on a pickle.5. Alliteration-Tina Turtle twirled tightly in a tiny tutu. 6. Personification-The mud pulled me down with its cold, brown fingers. Writing Styles 1. Absolute-Head spinning, body aching, the young woman fainted on the journey to a hidden land.2. Appositive-Laura, the young girl out of House on the Prarie, grew up with her mother, father, and three sisters.3. Adverb for Effect-"I am going to be a teacher," Laura stated excitedly.4. Adjective Beginning-Quickly, her companions hefted the small woman back onto her horse and hurried to find a spot to rest, fearing for her life.5. Dash-It turned out the woman had a fever - yellow fever.6. SpeakerTag-"Get some water from that river down there!" a man shouted urgently while gently laying the fragile woman on the ground.7. Vivid Verb-Hastily, the man blanketed the shivering, ill woman in a dirty, woven sheet up to her neck so she wouldn't get colder.
Kinds of Sentences
Correcting a run-on
Sentence Structure
1. Simple-I love pandas.2. Complex-After the explosive fireworks, the building caught on fire from a malfunction inside.3. Compound-My brothers love the fat on steak and pork chops, but the fat makes me gag.4. Compound/complex-While it was raining, mushrooms sprouted in the yard, but my dad mowed them down.
Figurative Language
6. Personification-The mud pulled me down with its cold, brown fingers.
Writing Styles
1. Absolute-Head spinning, body aching, the young woman fainted on the journey to a hidden land.2. Appositive-Laura, the young girl out of House on the Prarie, grew up with her mother, father, and three sisters.3. Adverb for Effect-"I am going to be a teacher," Laura stated excitedly.4. Adjective Beginning-Quickly, her companions hefted the small woman back onto her horse and hurried to find a spot to rest, fearing for her life.5. Dash-It turned out the woman had a fever - yellow fever.6. SpeakerTag-"Get some water from that river down there!" a man shouted urgently while gently laying the fragile woman on the ground.7. Vivid Verb-Hastily, the man blanketed the shivering, ill woman in a dirty, woven sheet up to her neck so she wouldn't get colder.